HB 1225 Summary

• Requires the Department of Environmental Protection to implement a stormwater system inspection and monitoring program by January 1, 2022, to identify failing systems and reduce nutrient pollution.

• Mandates onsite sewage treatment and disposal system owners to have systems inspected at least once every 5 years beginning July 1, 2024, with implementation phased by county over 10 years starting in springshed protection areas.

• Requires basin management action plans to describe potential future increases in pollutant loading, provide mitigation analysis accounting for population and agricultural growth, and identify spatially focused projects likely to yield maximum pollutant reductions.

• Requires projects exceeding $1 million to undergo integrated monitoring assessments to verify effectiveness in reducing nutrient pollution or water use, with results included in basin plan updates.

• Requires best management practice notices of intent to include estimated input and load reductions, with effectiveness verifications required by July 1, 2024, before presumption of compliance can be granted.